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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
Supporters of Noah's ark contend that such a craft was entirely possible for ancients to build and would have been very seaworthy whereas the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]]'s ark was not seaworthy. <ref>http://www.worldwideflood.com/objections/ancients_incapable.htm<ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/noah.asp</ref><ref>http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/arksize.html</ref><ref>http://christian-thinktank.com/bigark.html</ref>
Objections to Noah's Ark include the following:
Objections to Noah's Ark include the following:
* a lack of room for all the animals, usually on the basis of the biblical reference to ''kinds'' being the same as ''species''. Supporters of the account reject that ''kinds'' is to be equated with ''species'', so use a much lower number.
* a lack of room for all the animals, usually on the basis of the biblical reference to ''kinds'' being the same as ''species''. Supporters of the account reject that ''kinds'' is to be equated with ''species'', so use a much lower number.